Submersible Platform For Acoustic Characterisation And Evaluation:
A state-of-the-art Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation (SPACE) was inaugurated by Secretary, Department of Defence (R&D) and Chairman DRDO in Kerala.
- Submersible Platform for Acoustic Characterisation and Evaluation is set up by the Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- It has been designed as a premier testing and evaluation hub for sonar systems destined for the Indian Navy onboard various platforms including ships, submarines and helicopters.
- It will consist of two distinct assemblages – a platform which floats on the water surface, and a submersible platform which can be lowered to any depth up to 100 m using winch systems.
- It will mainly be utilised for the evaluation of a complete sonar system, allowing for quick deployment and easy recovery of scientific packages such as sensors and transducers.
- It will be suitable for survey, sampling and data collection of air, surface, mid-water, and reservoir floor parameters using modern scientific instrumentation.
- It will cater to the needs of data processing and sample analyses in modern, well equipped scientific laboratories heralding a new era of Anti-Submarine Warfare research capabilities.
